Linking with the Sunday Muse for Muse #187
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“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people
will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them
feel.” ~Maya Angelou
I have forgotten many things
The name of my teacher in third grade
How many cracks were on the ceiling above my childhood bed
All the algebra formulas that I never needed
How I got to my friend’s house in North Texas in 1993
Why I wrote scribbles on the wall in lipstick when I was 3
The exact time I decided I wanted my first divorce
When my left knee started aching
Why my mother slammed the door for the hundredth time
Where I left my key that you wanted back
What my aunt was wearing the day she said goodbye
Where I set my glasses five minutes ago
But I will always remember
I like your list poem because it's absolutely true what you opening quote says, that we never forget how someone made us feel. Memory is a tricky beast for exact events or exact wordsm but the feelings are down in the bone and we don't--can't--forget that.
ReplyDeleteOur feelings are important to us. Your list matches mine very well, every one. Your writer remembered when "I decided I wanted my first divorce," I remember when my ex decided she wanted our first divorce. I was ready for it also, but didn't want to say that. But it still hurt really bad, I still loved her after thirteen years and four kids, starting back when we just barely were, or almost were, legally allowed to do it.
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This is a delightful poem...Enjoyed it a lot.Where I left my glasses 5 minutes ago...ha that gave me a laugh
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Could you remove my first Cressida submission (incorrect ) Thanks
This lands right in the center of the chest. By the time I got to the end, it was pulling up half-memories and all the feelings associated with them. Brilliant (aaaaand slightly painful).
ReplyDeletePerfect use of the list poem, ending with the heart that doesn’t hold lists, but truths!
ReplyDeleteThe heart holds its memories! Loved your list poem, Carrie. Evocative.
ReplyDeleteI checked every point with you Carrie — and it made me smile… 🙂 …thank you my friend, ‘cause I been in s shit mood.
ReplyDeleteThis really accumulates impact as it moves down the list, Carrie. There is not a container large enough for everything we forget, but most it is unimportant anyway, as your poem shows us. It happens, we deal, we move on; but the important things move with us, never left behind. Loved it, and thanks for the inspiration at Muse.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant. Luv the build up to the theme
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Much💛love
I and my fellow poet counted the things we said amen to in your list poem. The glasses one hurt. Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteLove this, Carrie. I was surprised at how many on your list we have in common /// or maybe I shouldn't be surprised.
ReplyDeleteEach item got a "Yup" from me. No one ever forgets the way they felt, or were made to feel.
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